ACPA Certificate Accredited in Syria

The Arab Certified Public Accountant (ACPA) program was developed in accordance with the accredited accountant qualification curriculum issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

DAMASCUS --- January 26, 2009 --- The Syrian Board of Commissioners of the Financial Markets and Securities Commission (FMSC) has accredited the Arab Certified Public Accountant (ACPA) certificate issued by the Arab Society for Certified Accountants (ASCA) and the University of Cambridge International Examinations for FMSC licensing purposes.

In addition, the Commission has accredited ACPA to be equivalent to the American Certified Public Accountant and the British Chartered Certified Accountant.

The ASCA management received an official memo stating the decision of the Board issued in its session No. 25 dated January 22, 2009 by Mr. Mohammed Imady, FMSC chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Accordingly, Syria has become the sixth country to accredit the ACPA certificate.

ACPA certificate is accredited by the University of Cambridge International Examinations and it has been recognized in different Arab countries like Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq. The Society has been enlisted among other professional auditing institutions and ACPA certificate has been recognized as a license to become a professional practitioner accountant.

The Arab Certified Public Accountant (ACPA) program was developed in accordance with the accredited accountant qualification curriculum issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The curriculum consists of eight papers offered in Arabic language except for the eighth paper which is offered in English or French as an additional syllabus.

Upon successful completion of ACPA exams, candidates will be granted ACPA certificate and become members of ASCA.

The ACPA exams are offered in 36 centers in different major Arab cities.